Thursday, March 21, 2013

Moscow 26MHz DRM Test

UPDATE: Looks like this is Radio Mayak and if the February 2013 tests are any example, these are being done at 100W and 500W (via Rafael on DRMRX)

I sure wish 11M propagation was better, because this would be really fun to monitor. No idea of the output power or antenna being used, but we do have the modes... http://dxing.ru/novosti/21-radioveschanie/1835-novyj-drm-test-v-moskve.html

Google translation:  
"Test DRM-broadcast through the transmitter in Kurkino (Moscow) will be held during the day from 22 to 23 March 2013. The webcast will be going the same blocks of 6 hours. 


Reliable mode of the transmitter as follows (time - UTC):

Frequency 25900 kHz
 1000-1100 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_O
 1100-1200 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_1
 1200-1300 - 10kHz-Mode_B-64QAM-PL_O
 1300-1400 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_O
 1400-1500 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_1
 1500-1600 - 10kHz-Mode_A-64QAM-PL_O


 1600-1700 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_O
 1700-1800 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_1
 1800-1900 - 10kHz-Mode_B-64QAM-PL_O
 1900-2000 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_O
 2000-2100 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_1
 2100-2200 - 10kHz-Mode_A-64QAM-PL_O

 2200-2300 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_O
 2300-0000 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_1
 0000-0100 - 10kHz-Mode_B-64QAM-PL_O
 0100-0200 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_O
 0200-0300 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_1
 0300-0400 - 10kHz-Mode_A-64QAM-PL_O

 0400-0500 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_O
 0500-0600 - 10kHz-Mode_B-16QAM-PL_1
 0600-0700 - 10kHz-Mode_B-64QAM-PL_O
 0700-0800 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_O
 0800-0900 - 10kHz-Mode_A-16QAM-PL_1
 0900-1000 - 10kHz-Mode_A-64QAM-PL_O  
Request to all who have the ability to receive signals in DRM, promonitorit signal and put the results in the Journal of observation portal with detailed description and possibly a fragment of audio reception."